We surveyed local counsel in 37 jurisdictions throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, and asked them to describe the legal risks associated with violations of data protection laws, and summarize enforcement activities among local data protection authorities.
After months of intense negotiations, the European Commission and the US Government announced today an agreement on the EU-US Privacy Shield .
The Court of Justice of the European Union, following the opinion of the Advocate General, invalidated European Commission Decision 2000/520 dated July 27, 2000, which allowed transfers of personal data to US companies that self-certified under the US/EU Safe Harbor Program.
A frantic call comes in. A company’s auditors have found that something is amiss. A whistleblower has come forward or an enforcement agency has come calling, and the company needs to launch an internal investigation. With the increase in enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), tax fraud, and…